“You have to know when to hold ’em,” Kenny Rogers sang, “know when to fold ‘em.” Bob Elson, a gin rummy whiz, had pigeons in ...

In 1974 CBS president Bob Wussler hired Jane Chastain, who was a well-prepared, terrific sports reporter who understood pro ...

Halberstam. Vin Scully, the best play-by-play voice of broadcasting’s first century seems immune to aging. He was a prodigy at 22 calling Brooklyn Dodgers games. And at 92 this Friday, he seems ...

Halberstam. As we approach the end of college football’s 150th regular season, let’s salute the unforgettable team of eleven voices who will remind many of crisp Saturdays. For scores of years, these ...

The NBA tipped off its 2021-22 schedule last week. As for broadcasters, the off-season was active. Lots of changes. The biggest is the retirement of Marv Albert whose first NBA broadcast was in 1963.

Top 20 Sideline Reporters All-Time: (Editor’s Note: Marcus Gronauer spent a chunk of time doing a multi-part series on sideline reporters.He studied the history of sideline reporting which dates back ...

In the early years of radio, it was often writers who presented sports reports and called games. For that matter, the first World Series on radio was in 1922 and Grantland Rice, known for his elegant ...

Longtime network TV executive Kevin O'Malley helped pluck the rights to the NCAA Tournament from NBC 40 years ago. He takes us through the interesting granular that landed CBS the rights, beginning in ...

Radio was born 100 years ago. TV came along after World War II and grew slowly. Live sports have been a big part of the growth. This is a timeline of TV sports history, a chronology that will trigger ...

NBC Sports has announced details for its commentary and production in advance of the NHL’s restart Saturday with five games across NBC and NBCSN. NBC Sports’ game voices and studio teams will feature ...

On Friday, I got this unsolicited note from a man who had quite an impact on TV play-by-play. It was sent by Mike Patrick who had great influence on the NFL, college football, college basketball, the ...

A quiet fellow, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra is beginning to get some well-deserved attention. He’s been with Miami for 15 seasons and won two titles. Michael Malone has also bounced around, four ...